EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After being one in every of seven members from the 2023 Michigan soccer program accused of violating NCAA guidelines in a draft of the NCAA’s discover of allegations obtained by ESPN on Monday, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh denied any wrongdoing.
“By no means lie. By no means cheat. By no means steal. I used to be raised with that lesson,” he stated at a quick information convention, showing to learn from a ready assertion. “I’ve raised my household on that lesson. I’ve preached that lesson to the groups that I’ve coached. Nobody is ideal. In case you stumble, you apologize and also you make it proper. As we speak, I don’t apologize. I didn’t take part, was not conscious nor complicit in these stated allegations. So, it is again to work and attacking with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”
Harbaugh, who left Michigan to teach the Los Angeles Chargers after profitable a nationwide championship in January, is accused of committing a Degree 1 violation, essentially the most severe class within the NCAA’s enforcement course of. The NCAA accuses Harbaugh of not cooperating as a result of he denied the group’s request to view related messages and cellphone data from his cellphone. The draft says Harbaugh may face a “show-cause” restriction if he ever opts to return to school sports activities.
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Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale, who got here to the NFL with Harbaugh from Michigan, are additionally accused of recruiting violations within the draft discover.
Clinkscale is accused of serving to a recruit get verified on Instagram and of writing a $100 verify for a golf charity occasion run by a recruit’s father. Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge and ex-DC Minter are accused of Degree 2 violations for allegedly sending textual content messages to a highschool sophomore recruit.
Clinkscale and Minter didn’t converse to reporters Monday. Partridge is now an assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks. Harbaugh’s information convention abruptly ended after his assertion on the NCAA’s accusations, lasting simply over 5 minutes. His information conferences usually final shut to twenty minutes.
